Latvian Air Force

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Latvian Air Force
Active	since
Country	Latvia
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	PZL-104
Transport	Mi-2, Mi-8, An-2, L-410, A109

Latvian Air Force (Latvian: Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the Latvian armed forces. The total number of personnel is 247. The air force has no air combat capability, thus the defence of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO, with rotating detachments of four aircraft to Lithuania at four-monthly intervals (see Baltic Air Policing).

1 Organization
2 Aircraft inventory
3 References
- 3.1 Notes
- 3.2 Bibliography
4 External links

[edit] Organization

Aviation Wing
- Helicopter Squad
- Sky Truck Squad
- Technology Squad
Air-Defence Division
- HQ Battery
- Air-Defence Batteries
- Support Battery
Airspace Monitoring Wing
- Information Centre
- Radio Engineering Points

[edit] Aircraft inventory

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service^[1]	Notes
Antonov An-2 Colt	Soviet Union	transport		2
Let L-410 Turbolet	Czechoslovakia	transport	L-410T Turbolet	1
Mil Mi-2 Hoplite	Poland	liaison helicopter		3
Agusta A109	Italy	liaison helicopter	Agusta 109E Power	2	Border Patrol
Mil Mi-8 Hip	Soviet Union	SAR/liaison helicopter		3	A Fourth was ordered but not believed to have been delivered
PZL-104 Wilga	Poland	liaison		5

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